Disco

Liquorice Allsorts. I’d be interested to know if you’ve heard of them, because I don’t think they’re a globally recognised confectionery. I’d be more interested to know if anyone actually likes them, they taste absolutely awful.

I’m updating Monday – Friday this week, so don’t miss the extra strip on Thursday (and click previous to see yesterdays strip if you missed it).

I moved from the UK to the US when I was 4. I love allsorts, and their liquorice-free cousins, Dolly Mix! I was in England this summer, and filled my suitcase full of them, Jelly Babies, Extra Strong Mints, Crunchies, Double Deckers…

I only ever had an Allsort once. it was horrid. Maybe it was just stale. I dunno. The only other time I encountered Allsorts was in an episode of Doctor Who. For some reason, instead of jelly babies, Tom Baker had them in “Image of the Fendahl,” and offered one to the skull thing. It promptly attacked him. Though the Doctor did discard the Allsort before the attack, he was attacked by the skull anyway. Lesson learned! These sweets are bad! So bad, they’ll prompt an attack by a million-year-old skull!

Oh, liquorice! I love it! In all kinds, even Finnish salmiakki (salty liquorice) is really good. I’m from Poland, but when my father sends sweets from Ireland, there MUST be pack of Liquorice Allsorts. My little brothers hate it, so the whole one pound pack is for me only. hehehe

I’m from the US and I know what they are, but I didn’t know what they were called. My great grandmother loves them so we always get them for her. I only like the ones with the little sprinkly things on them.

Oh my, I think I’ve had them before, or something similar. *Shudder* My grandma used to get them when I was little, and they tasted awful! I live in the U.S, and judging on the comments it’s interesting that I know them (Or something similar). I see them (or something similar) at Wal-mart in the candy aisle and I always joke with my sister about getting them when I see them.

But then again, my family is very familiar with British items and that.

One time my family was going on a trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia (several hours by plane from Alberta where we lived), and my mum took me to the store to buy a treat for the long trip. Being for years old and easily impressed by their colourful appearance, I chose licorice allsorts against my mum’s advice. Ultimately I ended up eating tic tacs, because licorice is gross even when it is pretty. I learned my lesson. Licorice allsorts are for cute puns and decorating monster cupcakes, not for actual human consumption.

This was probably my favorite one thus far! <3
All-sorts known and loved by my mother and grandfather, but certainly not well-liked by me or anyone else I know. I like all the different colors and shapes, however.
And I ADORE them in this comic. <3

When I was at school (in England) we had to make an art project hiding an Allsort as part of the picture, like using one of the round ones as a wheel for example. I used a black and white stacked one and absolutely filled my page with drawn ones and glued the real one on there afterward. It look quite cool.

I can’t stand liquorice though. And why do people keep mentioning the “black liquorice”. It only comes in black! Doesn’t it? The red stuff doesn’t count.

Aww, I remember allsorts! I went to York ages and ages ago, and this little family run shop had some. The ‘keep’s favorite was a round butterscotch with licorice in the middle. The sweetness of the butterscotch kinda mellowed everything out. (tho the first time I had it I thought I was going to throw up from the taste!)

I’m in the US, near Atlanta. We have licorice allsorts, but I’m not sure anyone eats them. We don’t have sherbet balls or wine gums here, though. In fact, in the American edition of Harry Potter, the term “sherbet lemon” is replaced with “lemon drop”, even though lemon drops aren’t fizzy.